Martin Echegoyen

Martin Echegoyen (3 April 1891-18 May 1974) was President of Uruguay from 1 March 1959 to 1 March 1960, succeeding Carlos Fischer and preceding Benito Nardone. A member of the National Party of Uruguay, his accession to the presidency broke a 90-year monopoly on the presidency by the rival Colorado Party of Uruguay.

Biography
Martin Recaredo Echegoyen was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on 3 April 1891, and he became a member of the National Party of Uruguay and served as Education Minister from 1935 to 1936 and as Public Works Minister from 1936 to 1938. In 1959, he became President of the National Council Government, becoming the first non-Colorado Party of Uruguay president in 90 years. He went on to serve as President of the Senate from 1963 to 1967, and he died in 1974.